Island



R. G. STONE.

WAGON SEAT.

(No Model.)

No. 401,079. Paten'qed Apr. 9', 1889.

FIE-E UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSOOE G. STONE, OF WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOMAYNARD L.v STONE, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,079, dated April 9,1889.

Application filed January 12, 1889.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROSCOE G. STONE, of the town of Warwick, in thecounty of Kent, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in VVagon-Seats; and I declare the followingto be a Specification thereof, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings.

Like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved wagon-seat opened, andFig. 2 is a perspective view of the same closed.

My invention relates to the seats of wagons and vehicles; and itconsists of a seat of suitably-mounted wire-netting, incombination witha hinged cover having slotted guide-bars of quadrant shape and capableof adjustment to form a back for the seat when desired.

In the drawings, A represents the crosspiece or base-board, and B theframe, of my improved seat. A wire-netting, O, stretched across the topof said frame, constitutes the seat proper. A cover, D, is hinged to theframe B, as seen at a. A cross-bar, E, fastened to the upper surface ofthe cover D, passes from side to side and serves to hold the slottedguide-bars F. Said guide-bars F are quadrant-shaped and slide on pins12, which are set in the side of the frame B. A hinge, c, is placedmidway between the hinges a, and is furnished with a spiral spring, d,one end of which bears on the frame and the other end on the cover, asshown in Fig. 2. The base-board A is slotted. at e to allow theguidebars F to pass through. A stop or rest, G, pivoted at f to thebase-board A, can be swung around to the position shown in Fig. 1, sothat the lower end of the guide-bar F may rest upon it, by which meansthe cover D can be kept raised or open. Rubber stops or cushions 9 areplaced on the top of the frame to break the force of the fall when thecover descends. The purpose of my invention is to provide a dry, cool,and easy seat for drivers and teamsters. In rainy weather a wagon-seatis soon wet and retains the Water, so as to be useless as a seat. Byusing a wire-netting instead of a cushion or board the surface of SerialNo. 296,183. (No model.)

the seat does not hold the water and remains 5o dry and comfortablenotwithstanding its ex posure to the weather. The cover D still furtherprotects the seat, and when it is raised or open it forms an easy backfor the teamster to lean against. By means of the springd 5 5 this coverautomatically closes as soon as the driver rises from the seat, or if hedesires to have the back continue in its elevated position he can lockit in place by the stop G. The slotted guide-bars F serve to givesteadi- 6o ness to the back and to insure its accurate and properdescentin closing. When they are made of wire, as is preferred, theyconstitute springs by reason of their are shape,

so that the cover D, when raised, is a springback for the seat andyields comfortably to the drivers pressure against it.

.The top of the cover, as in Fig. 2, forms an ordinary seat, on which. acushion may be placed and secured, if desired, and the wire seat may bereserved especially for use in stormy weather. The wire-netting,however, makes a cooler seat than a cushion. Such a cover, which can beinterchangeably used as a seat or as a seat-back, is a useful device inany open vehicle, and, if desired, the upper surface of said cover maybe upholstered.

I claim as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent- 1. A wagon-seat having a cover hinged 8o thereto and providedwith slotted guide-bars of quadrant shape movable on side pins of theseat-frame, so that said cover may be used interchangeably as a seat anda seat-back, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of awagon-seat, a cover hinged thereto and providedwith quadrantshaped slotted guide-bars which are movable on side pins ofthe seat-frame, and a spring adapted to automatically close said covers,0 substantially as shown.

3.. The combination of the seat-frame B, having the pins 17, the Wirenetting seat O, the hinged cover D, and the slotted quadrantshapedguide-bars fastened to said cover D, 5 substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the seat-frame B, having the pins 1), thewire-netting seat 0, the

hinged cover D, the spring (I, and the slotted 6. A wagon-seatconsisting of a frame, B, a quadrant-shaped guide-bars F, fastened toWire-netting", C, stretched thereon, and a cover, said cover D,substantially as specified. D, hinged to said frame, substantially as 5.The combination of a Wagon-seat, a back shown. 5 hinged thereto andhaving curved slotted guide bars movable on side pins of the seat- VROSCOE G. STONE. frame, a slotted baseboard, and a movable stop adaptedto swing under the foot of the Witnesses:

gnide-bar to support the seat-back, substan- \VARREN R. PERCE,

[o t-ially as described. DANIEL W. FINK.

